On January 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and in a contest in the East, the Raptors beat the Bucks 117-111. Although the alphabet brother was absent due to illness, there were also middleton and Holliday duo, and he was also the defending champion. After the Raptors won the championship in the 2019 season, the main Leonard returned to Los Angeles to play hometown basketball, and after trading Lowry Gasol Jr. and Danny Green, the Raptors are also entering the rebuilding team. Although VanVleet and Siam have proven themselves, the overall strength bucks still have the upper hand. Sure enough, the Bucks led by 9 points in the first half of the game, but in the third quarter, the whole team attacked the power outage, only scored 11 points in a single quarter, the Raptors did not have a soft hand, the single quarter net win of 13 points, the fourth quarter of the key moment, the Raptors all blossomed to play a 17-5 attack wave to establish the victory, and finally the Bucks were powerless to return to the sky to suffer two consecutive defeats, and the Raptors welcomed 4 consecutive wins. After the game, the Raptors ranked 7th in the East with 18 wins and 17 losses, and the Bucks ranked third in the East with 25 wins and 15 losses.
The Raptors were able to beat the defending champions in the cold, and the new nuclear Siakam performed very well, scoring 33 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and he also spoke strongly after the game: "Not only to return to the level before the injury, but also to return to the level of the All-Star." "There is a saying that Siakam made a huge contribution during the Raptors' championship period, once scored 41 points in a single game in the Finals, and was recognized as Leonard's successor, but his injury did not meet the team's expectations for him, and even rumors of a trade were rumored. Now that he is strong, I believe that the Raptors will make progress under his leadership. In addition to Sika, Anunoby also performed well, with 22 points and six rebounds in the game, and he has always been an underrated player. Trent Jr. also performed prominently, scoring 22 points and 5 rebounds in the whole game, and three players on the team scored 20+, which is also the fundamental reason why the Raptors can win.
In fact, the Bucks' performance is also passable, with 6 members of the whole team scoring in double figures, but they dropped the chain at a critical moment. Middleton had 25 points, Holliday 15, Portis 11, Walla 17, Sandro 10, and Cousins also scored 15 points, so it seems that the Bucks without the alphabet brother are still less domineering. It's worth mentioning that Cousins, who has performed well, is about to leave the Bucks. Although he averaged 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds after joining the Bucks, the top management decided to cut Cousins for the flexibility of the lineup. The Bucks general manager also said: "Cousins has proved that he still has the ability to play in the NBA, and I believe there will be other teams that will look up to him." Perhaps Cousins had a belly full of anger at this time, but the signing power was in the hands of others, and he had no way. Of course, Cousins, who has re-proved himself, should not lack a home, he is much more reliable than players such as singles Joe and Thomas Jr., and I believe he will soon find a new job. Which team do you think he will join?